Parlour Croquet
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
oak & metal
Measurements
810 mm (Height); 810 mm (Diameter); 330 mm (L)
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 287239
Summary
A circular table and game called Parlour Croquet comprising 14+ parts. The black painted circular table has plain tapering supports united by an iron X-stretcher at the bottom. The top of the table is oak with four holes placed at intervals around the outside edge, over which small metal hoops can be placed, slotting into holes in the edge of the table. The raised edge of the table also has eight metal bars with counting beads for scoring inserted into an inverted rim. Also a wooden box containing six coloured balls, six small wooden croquet mallets and coloured rings and several metal hoops.